Morning After: Resilient Flyers heed Berube’s message

After a second period that saw the Flyers surrender three goals, Craig Berube used the intermission to send a message to his team, still in search of its first win. When the Flyers emerged from the locker room in the third, Ray Emery was between the pipes to relieve Steve Mason. Mason had allowed four […]

Kevin Durso  •  19 Oct 2014
Flyers have long history of shootout struggles

  Claude Giroux scored the Flyers lone goal in Tuesday night's shootout as the Flyers dropped to 0-2-2 with a 4-3 loss to the Ducks. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography)   Not even a shooting gallery could save the Flyers from the dreaded shootout on Tuesday night. The Flyers took 42 shots in 65 minutes of […]

Kevin Durso  •  15 Oct 2014
Morning After: Nothing to show for Flyers solid play

Steve Mason and the Flyers have just two points to show for solid efforts in their first four games. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) Jake Voracek fired a backhand to the top shelf with 5:20 to go in the third period. It helped the Flyers get a point in Tuesday night's game against the Ducks. But […]

Kevin Durso  •  15 Oct 2014
Morning After: Flyers give away point in must-win game

A look at the Flyers October schedule and the way the first three games have played out brings a frightening though to mind. Last season, the Flyers started the season 1-7-0 in eight games. For the second straight season, the Flyers have opened with three straight losses after a 4-3 shootout loss to the Montreal […]

Kevin Durso  •  12 Oct 2014
Morning After: Defense faces tough challenge without Coburn

There are times where Braydon Coburn looks totally out of place in the Flyers defensive system. I even criticized his positioning on the Bruins first goal on Wednesday night. But it is games like the Flyers home opener on Thursday, a 6-4 loss to the Devils, where his absence proves costly. Less of Coburn means […]

Kevin Durso  •  10 Oct 2014
Morning After: First game jitters hurt Flyers

The Flyers season opener fully portrayed the dangers of playing on your heels. A late penalty kept the tilted ice in the Boston Bruins favor. But it was a broken play, and a broken stick, that did the Flyers in. Steve Mason attempted to adjust to Adam McQuaid's shot as it fluttered off the broken […]

Kevin Durso  •  09 Oct 2014
The Offseason

Photo by Amy Irvin/38 Photography Let's face it, while the Flyers could have beaten the Rangers in their seven game series, it's amazing that they even made it that far. This is a flawed team with a shaky defense and a bounce back goalie. A team with a rookie head coach that's typically and unfairly […]

Steve Jacot  •  01 May 2014
Morning After: Game 3 performance will breed early exit for Flyers

Much like Game 1, one team looked very ready for Game 3. Another did not. It was not the home team. The Flyers effort on Tuesday night in Game 3 was simply not good enough. That is obvious by the 4-1 score that mirrored Game 1. But what was more alarming was the Flyers overall […]

Kevin Durso  •  23 Apr 2014
Morning After: Strong finish gives Flyers momentum

Game 2 for the Flyers started the way Game 1 ended: total domination by the New York Rangers. When the top line finally showed up on the scoresheet, it was a sign that the Flyers indeed still had a pulse. Throw in some unlikely sources for goal scoring and you’ve got yourself a steal at […]

Kevin Durso  •  21 Apr 2014